Voting Behavior And The Media

Question 1

What is the rational choice model

Answer 1

Voters behave like consumers, on what’s most beneficial to them as an individual

Question 2

What percentage of the population are AB voters

Answer 2

Less than 10%

Question 3

How many votes does a candidate have to have won by to warrant an automatic recount

Answer 3

Less than 1000 votes

Question 4

At what age does a labour voter become a conservative voter

Answer 4

Age 39

Question 5

What percentage of the country are member of a political party

Answer 5

4%

Question 6

When did Jeremy Corbin become leader of labour, how many member did he gain, how old were they, what was this called

Answer 6

2015, 600k, under 40, momentum movement

Question 7

What is the average age of a Conservative Party member

Answer 7

67

Question 8

When was labour formed and why?

Answer 8

1900, from trade unions to represent workers and interests

Question 9

Between 2010 and 2019, how much did conservative support in Yorkshire increase and labour support in Scotland decrease?

Answer 9

18.8%, 20.3%

Question 10

When did labour introduce the race relations acts

Answer 10

1965,68,76

Question 11

In 2017, the conservatives won what out of how many of the most ethnically diverse areas

Answer 11

5/75

Question 12

Which tv channels are bound by ofcom

Answer 12

BBC, itv, channel 4&5, sfc

Question 13

Tv is the main source of news for what percentage of the adult population

Answer 13

79%

Question 14

In the 2016 eu referendum, pro leave newspaper outnumbers remain by how many readers?

Answer 14

3 million

Question 15

In 2010 after the leaders debate, nick clegg experienced what percentage increase in support, but what percentage increase in seats

Answer 15

24%, 1%

Question 16

In 2024, what % of young people intended to vote for labour

Answer 16

47% - most likely to vote for labour

Question 17

In 2024, what % of people over 65 intended to vote conservative?

Answer 17

40% - most likely to

Question 18

In 2015, how may young people didn’t vote

Answer 18

15.7 million , outnumbering those who did

Question 19

AB and C1 voters are what percentage of the population?

Answer 19

Less than 10%

Question 20

In 1964, what percentage of people said the felt strong party loyalty, compared to what percentage in 2005

Answer 20

44%, 10%

Question 21

In 2010, what percentage of ABC1 voters voted conservative, compared to what percentage of DE voters that voted Labour?

Answer 21

39%, 40%

Question 22

In 2019, what was the conservatives net change in seats

Answer 22

+48

Question 23

In 2019, men votes conservative more than women by what percent?

Answer 23

9%

Question 24

In 2005, the conservatives held what percent lead in c of e voters

Answer 24

9%

Question 25

What percentage of non white voters backed labour in the 2017 election

Answer 25

76%

Question 26

In which years did tactical voting favour new labour and Lib Dem’s?

Answer 26

1997, 2001

Question 27

In 2010 the elections were presented as boring, what was the turnout for these elections

Answer 27

59%

Question 28

In 2010, what percentage increase of sun readers were in support of the toriles, causing the sun to change who they were backing

Answer 28

13.5%

Question 29

In the 1st leaders debate in 2010, how many viewers did it get

Answer 29

9.6 million

Question 30

1997 election results

Answer 30

Labour 418,

Question 31

Why did conservatives lose 1997 election

Answer 31

- no one likes John majors - black Wednesday People hadn’t financially recovered Sexual and financial scandals Labour led good campaign New labour

Question 32

How many donations did labour receive in the 2024 election. Who was the biggest donor

Answer 32

£9.5 million - more than all the other parties combines Lord Sainsbury’s biggest donor